Education for Peace & Development

Around the world, conflict is causing disruption to communities and affecting the rights of all people to get an education.  

Thanks to our unique combination of history, structure, and approach, Windle International is best-placed to create long-term solutions, to provide quality education at all levels in conflict situations, for conflict-affected and host communities, those who have been marginalized in society, and for refugees. 

Our Vision

A world where everyone has the opportunity, through education and training, to make the most of their potential and contribute to sustainable development.

Our Mission

To challenge poverty and inequality, and bring about lasting transformation of society, by expanding access to, and improving the quality of, education and training, with an emphasis on refugees, communities affected by conflict and marginalisation.

Our Values

We have a precious heritage thanks to our founder, Dr Hugh Austin Windle Pilkington, whose Christian faith and values underpinned his service to supporting refugees.  Today, as we build on and take forward Hugh's original vision, we do so with the following values at our core:

  • We have a deep commitment to supporting all people with respect and compassion. We recognise the diversity of communities and individuals, and work to uphold the dignity of everyone.

  • Our work is rooted in the spirit of co-operation, and we strive to bring all stakeholders together and to create meaningful and equal partnerships, wherever we can. We are impartial in conflict situations and take no sides but focus on enabling communities and individuals to exercise the basic human right of education.

  • We believe that the people who have been affected by conflict and marginalisation should be the architects of their own future. We focus on and advocate for the long-term investment in education and training for and with individuals and communities, so that they can transform themselves, and their surrounding communities, region and continent, and work towards sustaining peace for the long term.

  • We never discriminate against anyone on any grounds – religion, race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexuality, disability, age, or political affiliation. We are actively challenging existing inequalities through positive discrimination policies for marginalised groups and individuals.

  • We strive to achieve the highest possible standards in everything that we do. We have a commitment to organisational learning, by continuing to invest in effective monitoring and evaluation, learning from our mistakes, and building on best practices to improve. We recognise our responsibility to be accountable to our stakeholders, and we behave in a responsible, efficient, transparent, and honest way.